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May 25, 2026

Travel industry worries after Trump administration reiterates threat to sanctuary city airports

The travel industry is on edge after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin reiterated his threat to withdraw US Customs and Border Protection officers from airports in so-called “sanctuary…
May 25, 2026

Authorities investigate safety lapses after coal mine blast kills at least 82

Authorities in northern China were investigating a coal mine operator with a focus on safety lapses, as rescuers searched for those missing in the country's deadliest coal mine explosion in…
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May 25, 2026

Thousands protest against increasing housing costs

Thousands of people rallied in central Madrid on Sunday against spiralling housing costs that have priced many Spaniards out of the housing market despite a recent economic boom, particularly in…
May 25, 2026

Stephen Colbert should wear his cancellation like a badge of honour

THE EDITOR, Madam: The Hello Goodbye swan song of ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ was funny, poignant and fittingly surreal, with an Einstein-Rosen loophole opening backstage at the Ed Sullivan…
Letters
May 25, 2026

PIOJ must move beyond warning about AI 

The recent warning by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) regarding the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on Jamaica’s workforce is important. However, if the PIOJ is to fulfill…
Letters
May 25, 2026

Letter of the Day | Time to rid ourselves of colonial mentality

The letter by D. Michael Britton of Brooklyn, New York, on May 22 sums up very well the bilingual situation of Jameikans and the respective roles for them of English and Jameikan (Patois).  The one…
May 25, 2026

Editorial | Urgent transport Green Paper

Given the capital’s perennial weekday traffic gridlock, and the increasing frequency of the phenomenon across Jamaica, Transport Minister Daryl Vaz’s promise of a revised national transportation…
May 25, 2026

Mark Anderson | Resilience matters : How right infrastructure can strengthen Caribbean communities on the frontline of climate change

Across the Caribbean, communities are confronting the impacts of climate change: stronger hurricanes, prolonged droughts, heavier rainfall, and increasingly unpredictable weather events.  While…
May 24, 2026

Ronald Thwaites | Defending principles

It can't be good for any nation when its government habitually savages its own credibility while considering itself triumphant. Don't they think things through? Don't they listen to the…